Method of manufacturing collapsible barrels



Oct. 28. 1924. 1,513,712

R. J. MccLENNY METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COLLAPSIBLE BARRELS Filed Dec. 5,1923 @www artefact;

Patented Oct. 28, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT J'. MCCLENNY, OF ST. LO'UIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO NU-WAY BARRELAND MACHINERY CO., INC., OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

METHOD F MANUFACTURING COLLAPSIBLE BARRELS.

Appication filed December 3, 1923.

il have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Methods ofManufacturing Collapsible Barrels, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a method of man ufacturing collapsible barrelbodies, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, a method for expeditiously and inexpensively manufacturingcollapsible barrel bodies of a form capable of being compactly `nestedwhen shipped in quantities, and furtherA o f a form which can be quicklyarranged and detachably secured .in barrel shape to be employed forvshipping purposes.

To illustrate the construction of the body of the barrel as it appearsat the completion of the several steps of the method, reference is hadto the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of thebody portion of a collapsible barrel illustrating the same vat thecompletion of the first and second steps ofthe method.

Figure 2 is a like view illustrating the body portion of the barrel atthe first, second and third steps of the method.

Figure 3 is a similar view, illustrating the barrel body at the Erst,second, third and fourth steps of the method.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view, in section, illustrating the body of thebarrel extended and disconnected. y y

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view, in section, of the barrel bodycollapsed. I

In carrying out the method of manufacturing a collapsible barrel body,in accordance with this invention, the desired number of staves fromwhichthe body of the barrel is to be formed, is arranged in parallelrelation and the staves are connected together by two lengths of wiresecured to the outer face thereof, and each length of wire is arrangedto one side of the transverse center of the staves. The staves areindicated at 1 and the lengths of wire at 2, 3, and the said lengths ofwireare termed a pair of spaced inner flexible securing members and eachof which is of a length to have both end terminals thereof projectbeyond the outer staves of the series or number of staves which areSerial No. 678,361.

employed to form the body portion of the barrel. The projecting endterminals of the member 2 are indicated at 4, 5, and the projecting endterminals of the member 3 are indicated at 6, 7. The member 2, as wellas the member 3, is secured to the outer face of the staves 1,throughout, by closely arranged staples 8, which are forced through thestaves and have their inner ends clenched, as at 9, whereby the members2, 3, as well as the staples 8, are fiXedly secured to the staves.

After the staves 1 have been secured in parallel relation through themedium of the members 2 and staples S, the connected series of staves ispositioned in a former machine to shape the connected staves in the formof a barrel body, as illustrated in Figure 1 and with the end portions4, 5, 6 and 7 disconnected from each other.

Prior to the removal of the shaped body 10 from the former machine, eachend of thcl body 10 has removably mounted thereon a hoop or band, asindicated at 11, 12, whereby the body portion 10 will be maintained inthe form as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The formed body 10, with the hoops or bands 11, 12, on the ends thereof,is re moved from the former machine and has secured to the outer facethereof two lengths of wire 13, 14 and which are termed outer flexiblesecuring members. The securing of the outer flexible members to theformed body 10, is carried out while the body 10 has arranged on theends thereof the hoops or bands 11, 12. The member 13 is secured to thebody 10, in advance of the securing of the member 14, and the member 13is positioned in close proximity to the hoop 11 while the member 14 ispositioned in close proximity to vthe hoop 12, vand after the members 13and 14 are secured to the body 10, the latter is as shown in Figure 3.

Each of the members 13 and 14 is of such length, after being secured tothe body 10, as to provide free terminal portions which project from thebody 10, and the free terminal portions for the member 13 are indicatedat 15, 16, and for the member 14 at 17, 18.

The member 13, as well as the member 14` is secured to the staves 1,throughout the outer face of these latter, by closely arranged staples19 which are forced through the staves 1 and have their inner endsclenched in the'same manner as the staples 8.

After the outer flexible securing members 18, 14 have been secured inposition, the hoops 11, 12 are removed from the ends of the formed body10, so that the latter can be collapsed, as showninFigure 5.

l/Vhen it is desired to maintain the formed body 10 in closed position,that is to say, for the purpose of connecting the outer end staves of aseries of staves together, the end lportions 4, 5 are twisted together,the end `portions 6, 7 are twisted together, the end portions 15, 16 aretwisted together, and the end portions 17, 1S, are twisted together, orif desired, the end portions 4, 6, 15 and 17 Vcan be secured to thestave 19 which abuts against the stave 20, and the end terminal portions5, 7, 16 and 18 can be secured Vto the stave 20 which abuts againstthestave 19. Preferably the end portions 1 and 5, 6 and 7, 15 and 16,and 17 vand 18 aretwisted together whereby the body portion isdetachably securedin closed position and by untwisting the end terminalportions the collapsing of the body portion can'be had. The staveswhichprovide the bodyportion f the barrel, have their innerfaceschamfered near each end for the reception of the barrel heads.

For maintaining the barrel bodv elcsed.

lthe hoops 19 and 2O may be employed, and

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"and lalthbugh the preferred steps of the method is as described, yet itis to be understood that changes can be had therein which Ywill fallwithin the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

What I claim is 1. A method of manufacturing a collapsible barrel bodycomprising the positioning of a series of barrel staves in flatsidewi'se'relation` securing to the outer face `of` said `arrangedstaves near their transverse centers thereof a pair of spacedinnerflexible connecting'inembersof aflrigth to project from said outer staveof each series, shapingsaid connected series of staves into a barrelbody with the projete'dends of said members disconnected, applying aremovable-holding element to each end of said relation, then securing tothe outer face of said arranged series of-staves near their `'transversecenters thereof flexibleconnecting members of `a lengthtolproject 'fromeach vouter stave of said series,-shaping`said connected series ofstaves into -a barrelbody with the ends of said members disconnected,applying to said body shaped barrel removable holding means fortemporarily securing it in shaped position, then securing to the outerface of saidshaped barrel 'body in proximity to said means flexibleconnecting members havingfree end terminal portions'extendedffrom thebody, andthen removing said means to permit of the collapsing otthebody.

3. A method of manufacturing a collapsible barrel body comprising thearranging of a series of barrelstaves in flat lsidewise relation,stapling'to the outer `face-of said arranged 'series of vstaves neartheir trans verse centers thereof fiexible connecting members projectingfrom eachouterstave of the series, shaping said connected series ofstaves into a barrel body with the ends of said members disconnected,removably` mounting on said body shaped barrel body a holding means fortemporarily securing `it in shaped position, stapling to theouter faceof said shaped barrel body outer flexible connecting members havin-gfree end.

terminal portionsextended from the body,

yand then removing said holdingmeans to `permit of collapsing of thebarrel body.

In testimony wher-coil aflix my signature hereto. i A v i ROBERT'MCCLEN".

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,513,712, grantedOctober' 2S, 1924, upon the application of Robert J. MeClenny, of St.Louis, lWIissouri, for an improvement in Methods of ManufacturingCollapsible Barrels, errors appear in the printed specificationrequiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 57, claim 1, for the Wordsaid read each and for the Word each read said; line 64, saine claim,strike out the Words body portion saine page, line 81, Claim 2, afterthe Word body strike out the Words shaped barrel and insert the samebefore the Word body, and line 100 claim 3, strike out the Word body rstoccurrence; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With thesecorrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of January, A. D. 1.925.

[SEAL] KARL FENNING,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

